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New York 8, Boston 6. The Spankees took of 3 at Fenway and now sit just a half game behind the Sox in the division. The key moment came in the bottom of the 8th when Kyle Farnsworth got David Ortiz looking with the bases loaded and two out. Ortiz come through in the clutch so often, especially against the Yankees, that we actually gasped when it happened.
Seattle 7, Baltimore 4. And once again, the Rays are tied with the O's for 4th in the AL East. The O's must go down, and they must go down hard!


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In a report released in London on Thursday, Ernst & Young said that a recession for the eurozone is still a likely possibility, and that the latest plan devised by eurozone leaders may not be enough to avoid the breakup of the joint currency. At the same time, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi seemed to confirm at least the first part of E&Y's gloomy forecast, saying that the euro region might not be able to avoid a recession because of various governments' austerity measures.
Bloomberg reported that Draghi, in a speech in Berlin on Thursday, said, "The unavoidable short-term contraction may be mitigated by the return of confidence. But in the medium term, sustainable growth can be achieved only by undertaking deep structural reforms that have been procrastinated for too long."
E&Y said in its report that the economy of the 17 euro zone countries will most likely contract in this quarter and the one following, and grow only minimally in 2012. The company forecast an expansion of just 0.1%. Its report follows Wednesdays news that industrial production fell 0.1% in October, following a 2% decrease in September.
London-based Markit Economics said Thursday that manufacturing and services also decreased in December, for a fourth straight month. Markit's composite index of both industries did rise just a bit, however, to 47.9 from 47 in November. An index number below 50 is an indicator of contraction. In a separate report, employment showed a drop of 0.1% in Q3—the first decline in nearly two years.
According to E&Y, euro-region expansion is likely to begin accelerating at the end of 2012; the company predicts growth of between 1.5%–2% from 2013 on. However, that is not sufficient to cause unemployment to fall below 10% till 2015. The company also cited "ongoing doubts" regarding some countries' ability to implement reforms and a resultant need for the European Central Bank (ECB) to keep buying government bonds.
Marie Diron, an economist at Oxford Economics and an advisor on the report, was quoted saying, "The latest developments in Greece, Italy and Spain and the European agreement lower the risk of a breakup of the euro zone. This risk remains, however, especially since in 2012 very large amounts of sovereign debt require refinancing which could cause tensions."
She added, "With bond markets very volatile, weak growth prospects and high borrowing requirements in 2012, the ECB is likely to have to consider acting as a lender of last resort if even deeper problems—perhaps even a split in the eurozone—are to be avoided."
S&P's Sam Stovall also sees the likelihood of a European recession in 2012; see previous article on AdvisorOne on S&P Capital IQ's 2012 forecast for the markets and economy.


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Littered throughout much of the Year Zero information discovered thus far, sequences of numbers have been found. All the numbers so far have been in the format "24.x.y", where "x" has up to this point been a number between 1 and 20, and "y" a number between 1 and 8. While several theories have been posited as to their significance, no definite conclusion on their meaning has been reached.
The numbers
Found on http://www.themailstrom.com/
Found in the Morse Code at the end of recording found at phone number 1-216-333-1810.
Found in the ID3 tag of My Violent Heart.mp3
Another instance of this number was found from the name of a file on the USB drive that also contained the song Me, I'm Not. The file, 2432.mp3, also had 24.3.2 in its ID3 comments.
Found at http://www.uswiretap.com/
Found at The Price of Treason, coloured in light grey over the word "TREASON" in the title at the top left of the page.
Found at Open Source Resistance.
Found in an email from "Bureau of Morality - Year 0000 Search <email@example.com>", sent to several followers of the World of Year Zero for an as-yet undetermined reason.
Text from the email:
date: 26 Mar 2007 22:58:35 -0700 from: Bureau of Morality - Year 0000 Search <firstname.lastname@example.com> subject: YOU HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS UN-AMERICAN to: <muted> <TRACE> <INITIALIZE: DCS1000 v24.5.3> <SEARCH> <IDENTIFIED: http://www.iamtryingtobelieve.com> <IDENTIFIED: http://www.anotherversionofthetruth.com> <IDENTIFIED: http://www.artisresistance.com> <ERROR: http://www.solutionsbackwardsinitiative.net/pilgrims> ||||| date-time failure ||||| <RESUME SEARCH> <IDENTIFIED: muted> <END TRACE> rest of email cut
Found in nohurry.mp3 as morse code
Found on http://churchofplano.com/
Found in opalo.mp3 as morse code
Warning code in the popup on the Consolidated Mail Systems website
Found in ballgameOver.mp3 as morse code
Found on http://www.105thairbornecrusaders.com/
Found on http://www.bethehammer.net/
Found on http://www.anotherversionofthetruth.com/
Found through the phone number on the back of Year Zero packaging, 18664456580. In the transcript of the message it is implied that this number refers to the disclosure of surveillance, a statute of the United States Surveillance Law.
Found on http://www.artisresistance.com (The warning shows up after a few seconds)
Found on a flyer (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=399108993&size=l) handed out at a show in Paris, France on February 21, 2007. Under the right side of the horizontal part of the T, there are a bunch of horizontal lines running down alongside it. If you count, there are 24 horizontal lines, then a vertical line, then 13 horizontal lines, then another vertical line, and finally 2 more horizontal lines. This gives 24.13.2.
Found on the Black/red 2007 tour t-shirt
Found in the auto-response email from http://iamtryingtobelieve.com/
Text of the email:
Counting the consecutive hyphens results in 24.14.2.
Found on http://iamtryingtobelieve.com/index.html
Found on the White 2007 tour t-shirt
Found in the Morse Code at the end of the message heard at 1-310-295-1040
Found on http://www.thewaterturnedtoblood.net
Found on http://www.judsonogram.net
Found on http://www.thewaterturnedtoblood.net/bridge.htm
Found on the video for Survivalism - in the bottom-right corner of some of the monitors.
Found on http://www.hollywoodinmemoriam.org/memoriam.htm
Found on http://www.cedocore.com
From the Auto-Reply email from email@example.com. Counting the the ">" symbols in order gives a sequence of 2, 4, 1, 9, and 1. Formatting as the other numbers gives 24.19.1.
Text from the email:
From: <blocked> To: email@example.com Content: hidden bandwidth
>>Dear Sir:
>>>>It has come to the attention of the Bureau of Morality's Internet Monitoring Taskforce that several of the clients for whom you handle IT seem to show bandwidth loads that do not match their formally submitted audit numbers.
We have asked for clarification of this matter on three occasions. Your replies have been either evasive or insufficient or simply late. Frankly, speaking as one human being to another, it has been as bad as dealing with a health insurance company.
>You may be aware of that frustration yourself, in the lengthy delays you have encountered trying to process the papers for your wife's breast cancer treatments. So I know you understand our frustration, and will be motivated to do your very best to explain these bandwidth discrepancies.
>>>>>>>>>You may submit any information in the full confidence that it will remain anonymous.
Perhaps your wife will start feeling better soon.
>A friend
From the http://www.solutionsbackwardsinitiative.net/pilgrims/ background.
Found on http://www.operationswamp000.net
Found on http://www.operationchipsweep.net
Found on the Operation Swamp 0000 billboard.
Found on the Art Is Resistance flier that gave the location of the billboard.
The Theories
One initial theory was that the numbers corresponded to dates; for example: 24.14.2 would translate to the 14th of February, 2024. However, this theory was quickly seen to be flawed; "Year Zero" itself has been determined to be 2022, and the frequency of the second and third numbers make the date theory unlikely. Also, efforts to link the numbers to the emerging Year Zero Timeline have proven fruitless.
Bible Verses
A second theory was developed by some who suspected a Biblical connection; in the King James Bible, the 24th book is the book of Jeremiah. Many reading it felt that it offered a fitting undertone to the overall Year Zero story.
For example: 24.14.2 would translate as book 24 (Jeremiah), chapter 14, verse 2.
So far, there have been no numbers that do not match up with bible verses; however, many numbers interpreted in this way do not seem to give any special insight.
For more information, see Year Zero Bible References.
Year Zero Tracklisting
One widely researched theory is that the numbers correspond to letters from the Year Zero song titles. The logic behind this is that the first number, 24, refers to Halo 24, the designation of Year Zero in the NIN catalog; the following numbers refer to a track number and a letter in the title of that track. For example: 24.14.2 would translate as: Halo 24 (Year Zero), song 14 (Another Version of the Truth), character 2 (n). In this theory, it has never been determined exactly what the purpose of the numbers would be. However, with the discovery of numbers which had a second value higher than 16, some doubt was cast on the validity of this theory. Because Year Zero only has 16 known tracks, one would have to then discount several well-established numbers.
The letters which, using this theory, have been referenced are:
Federal Orderly Conduct Act
The number 24.13.1, found in the warning for accessing the Art Is Resistance website, is a section from the Federal Orderly Conduct Act which the user violates by visiting the page without proper authorization. This suggests that each of the found numbers correspond to a section of the Act.
This theory will be impossible to confirm, however, unless a copy of the Act is released.
Some theorists suspect that the second section of each number refers to the Halo number of previous NIN releases, with the third part of the number indicating a track. In this theory, the 24 at the beginning of the number serves only to link them all together as part of the world of Year Zero, which is, as stated above, Halo 24.
Some of the tracks referred to in this theory:
Supporters of this theory point to the following excerpt from the chat at the solutionsbackwardsinitiative website as suggesting there is a link between the materials with numbers on them and the music of NIN:
MIGUEL: What's our key text? EVA: don't get me started. . . . JORDAN: We mined a few banned books/songs. WAYNE: Eva didn't like my choice. . . . MIGUEL: Banned books? Oh, THAT was a good idea. . . . EVA: at least i used music from someone who's alive and fucking kicking. MIGUEL: Was alive when he went to prison. Who knows now.
Catalog of Clues
Some suggest that the numbers are used simply as a way to catalog the clues to the World of Year Zero as they are found, either by the real-world World of Year Zero followers or by the in-game Solutions Backwards Initiative team. Evidence for this is that many numbers with the same second value are found through similar means; for example, all the numbers beginning with 24.16.y were found as a result of the Survivalism video.


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It wasn't bad as rants go, but it veered off topic and didn't really help us. <- that's my rant So does the relatively abundant inventory in MN tell us anything?While I like AR-15s, if for no other purposes than to annoy AK guys, I have noticed select number of higher end complete uppers become available. I still have not seen BCGs. That suggests that the backlog following the panic black rifle purchases just might catching up.
Has this supply situation caused anyone to consider adopting "weird" calibers?I've routinely seen .357sig, 10mm and on the rifle side everything but NATO/milsurp rounds.In the current context, even the super exotic 5.7mm pistol rounds don't seem as ridiculous.
Has this supply situation caused anyone to consider adopting "weird" calibers?
5.7 is not a good option, at least in this context. Over the last 6-8 months, the supply has dried up. Many places putting it on BO for 6+ months, and then extending the estimate as the deadline gets closer. I think it has to do with DHS and I think some other agencies using it as a duty round.
From what I've read, also sounds like a hassle to hand load.
I'm seriously thinking about a 10mm for the first time. Not purely because of this, I was kind of moving in that direction anyway since I want a handgun I can legally take big game with. My intention is not to use it for hunting, per se, but rather for the simple task of taking a final kill shot with, since technically, it's illegal to use your 9mm to do that task here. Also, since magazines are now restricted to 15 rounds, having 16 rounds that have more stopping power than a .357 magnum sounds like a winner to me.10mm has always been expensive to shoot. Now it's just as expensive as it ever was, but when everything else doubles in price, suddenly it doesn't look so expensive by comparison.
I sold ~7000 rounds of 22LR for ~1200 on gunbroker... its ridiculous out there, I expected maybe 0.10 a round, but put it up for auction and averages over $80 a brick, I can't believe it. I'd be a little embarrassed to quote someone $80 a brick, but apparently a free market set the price. buyers also paid shipping.The market is crazy. But if you had zero, I guess you do what you have to do.
Yeah, I finished building my 300 Blackout last week. So I wanted to be able to run a clip through it and have a loaded clip so that it's, like Jack says, an over priced club. The good thing is I have over 1,000 rounds of .223 for both of my AR15.
except my 50bmg, since that is a very special purpose weapon
I almost closed the deal on trading a Remington 7400 and 700 rounds of 5.56 for a PTR-91. Didn't quite work out, but really, it's the price of ammo that almost sealed the deal. He couldn't afford to shoot either his 5.56 or his 7.62, so he was almost willing to part with one for the ammo for the other.


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If you spot "New Girl" star Jake Johnson at the grocery store or in an art museum, he'll know you know who he is, so just ask what you want to ask already. He'll be patient.
Johnson's profile certainly popped since he began playing Nick Miller on the FOX sitcom last fall, combined with scene-stealing bits in films like "21 Jump Street," "No Strings Attached" and "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas." And as he takes on a surprisingly dramatic role in the intriguing indie "Safety Not Guaranteed," Johnson tells PopcornBiz he's come to expect funny fan encounters after that first year of fame.
From the time you were making this movie to now how radically different is your life?
A hundred and eighty degrees, absolutely – It's been a crazy year, yeah. Since it started, I shot the 'New Girl' pilot, and then I forgot about the pilot because I viewed the pilot as an eight-day independent movie, that we were making a long short. Then I was in Seattle for "Safety Not Guaranteed" – I knew I was going to do '21 Jump Street' after, and so I thought, 'Well, I have my summer planned. I'll go home for a while, relax a little bit and figure out the fall and or winter.' My wife came and visited me. We were at the hotel, relaxing, and I actually checked 'Deadline Hollywood.' I got on and it said, '"New Girl" has been picked up to series.' I didn't get the call from the agents or anything, and I thought, '"New Girl" has been picked up to series? Weird.' Then I got a call and everyone called, and they said, 'You're going to Up Fronts in two weeks. That was the beginning of my life being different.
Did you have to really wrap your head around, first, the commitment of a series and then just everything that was happening, that strangers were now looking at you twice in the grocery store?
Yeah, that's exactly what it is: It's the look-twice. Actually, people who recognize people are pretty cool. I'm very fortunate, and I'm obviously not the celebrity that the big stars are, and so people who recognize me aren't freaking out and weird. But what happens is that the world gets very small and paranoia sets in because you're in a Walgreens and all of a sudden it feels like there's a 16-year-old girl following you, but whenever you turn she's looking away. So, you go, 'Is this kid following me, or am I being weird?' Then all of a sudden you hear, 'Excuse me, are you Nick Miller?' You go, 'Yes, I am Nick Miller.' Then every once in a while you'll be walking and someone in a pack of four people will go, [whisper-shouts] 'Nick!' I'm like, 'Well, that's not my name, so I'm not going to turn.' [Whisper-shouts] 'Nick from "New Girl!"' Then you go, 'Hey, guys, you're right. Hi.' That gets weird.
How does your wife deal with 16-year-olds following you around?
My wife Anne is an artist, and we went to the Art Institute in Chicago and it was really fun and she's explaining all the art to me. I'm kind of a brick-head with it, and so I was really trying to pay attention. We kept hearing giggling, and, I mean, you're in a museum. It's pretty silent. We were in these cool back rooms and whenever I turned around there were these three young girls. I'd look over and they'd go, 'Very good art...' I was like, 'They're so full of s**t, man.' So I was talking to Anne because it was kind of her day and I was like, 'What do you want to do?' She goes, 'Just approach those girls and say, "Are you guys fan of the show?"' So I walked up and I said, 'Are you guys fans of the show?' And they freak out and then I was like, 'Is there anything you'd like to ask?' They had probably six to 10 rapid-fire questions, just fanned out, like, 'Are Nick and Jessica going to get together?' 'I'm not sure.' 'Does Nick love her?' 'I think probably deep down.' 'Does he love her because she's funny or because she's good for him?' 'I'm not really sure about that one.' 'Does Nick really like his friends?' 'Yeah, he does.' 'Who does he like the best?' 'He likes them all the same.' 'Do they ever fight?' 'Yeah, every once in a while they annoy each other.' 'Does Nick like living with everybody?' 'He does.' 'Nick's funny.' 'Thanks.' Then we finish and I said, 'Is there anything else?' We did the photos and then they had a moment where they were like, 'That's it.' And so I went back to my wife and we had a talk – like, it is just a slight adjustment, but it's not bad. It's just that the show has been a slight adjustment with kind of everything.
Are you excited that "Safety Not Guaranteed" is coming out now and that people know you from the show will see you doing something different, more bittersweet?
Absolutely. What I really hope is that people who like 'New Girl' come and see this movie because I don't quite know how these little movies can break out, just as a business model in 2012 in our industry. I love these little movies, and I really hope that these little movies don't fade away. I hope that they don't become a thing where the business makes 'Avengers' and big shows, and then little movies, who cares about them? The only way for that to actually exist and for these little movies to be taken seriously is if they make money and is if there's a business model for them. I feel like less and less of these movies make money, and more and more of them are like Video-on-Demand. They make their money back through cable sales and international sales. So everyone is happy, but they don't do anything to keep the business excited about them. I think it's a shame. I think if these movies don't find ways to break through we're going to lose a lot in terms of acting and writing and directing and story and new faces breaking out and getting opportunities. I hope that everyone who likes 'New Girl' sees this and everyone who likes 'Parks and Rec' and 'The League.' I hope that people check this movie out.
How has the evolution of the show been through the first season – finding those relationships, where you can go with them once they get entrenched?
I think when I started the show Nick was one thing. That was grounded and kind of grumpy, just annoyed by everybody. I think through the evolution of it, you can't do, in TV, one thing like that. It just changes, and so all of a sudden you then have to say 'Well, what else can these characters do?' Max [Greenfield] and I do bits on set all the time, and so all of a sudden I'll read a script and now Schmidt and Nick are pitching real apps to Russell, Dermot Mulroney's character. Well, before, Schmidt would've pitched it and Nick would've said, 'No, it's a stupid idea. Stop.' But as it goes, you go, 'Well, just throw him in there with him,' and the evolution, as it becomes more of an ensemble, everyone gets to have fun. That's been a nice realization about it.
Given that the show has at least another season of "New Girl," what do you want to do with your career with the free time that you have?
I want to just do interesting stuff. The idea of celebrity doesn't mean very much to me. The idea of getting bigger and bigger, it's not as cool as I thought that it was when I was 12…I don't understand this new era of people wanting to be celebrities for the sake of celebrity and reality stars. I think that is the least interesting part of the business that I'm in, but what I'd love to be able to do is continue to get opportunities to do interesting projects and play characters who are on either side of the fence of likable or not likable, or good or bad and try to find some truth to them where I, as a man, can say, 'This guy is a murderer,' or this guy is a blank, but I can see it through his eyes for this four and a half weeks in wherever we shoot it.
Who are the role models for you, professionally?
Bill Murray. Sam Rockwell. Mark Ruffalo. Back in the day the Jack Nicholsons and the Al Pacinos and those awesome guys. People who just push it. I think the actors who kind of do everything, but I really love Sam Rockwell's career. I think he's done a career in such a cool way, where he does these little movies that are great character studies, and then he's in some big movie like 'Cowboys and Aliens.' So those are the guys that I kind of look up to.
One last question. Are Nick and Jess going to get together?
Yes [laughs].
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Today was an exciting day in kindergarten.
Our favorite fake band – Koo Koo Kangaroo came and did a concert for us, AND Jill's husband brought her kids in to meet our class. This of course led the children to have many questions about when my children and husband would be coming in to meet them. This then led to deep sadness when I told them I have neither children nor a husband.
They did however have some helpful advice for me.
Child 1: I think maybe you can just go on eHarmony. There are lots of people on there.
Child 2: Ok, here is what you do. First, you need to get real pretty. Comb your hair, do your nails, put on some make-up, wear a cute dress and your high heels. Put on a little spray. Next, you need to go knock on his door. When he answers, say, "Hi, will you be my husband?" If he says no, just go to another door. If he says yes, you can go home and pack up all your stuff and move in. That is what my mom did!
I promised Child 2 that if he strategies work, she can be my flower girl.
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SEATTLE -- New Mariners closer Danny Farquhar has been outstanding since replacing Tom Wilhelmsen at the start of August, to the point where his 13 saves since Aug. 3 are the most of any Major League reliever in that span.
Farquhar, 25, is 13-for-14 in save opportunities after finishing out Friday's 6-4 win over the Rays.
Though his ERA for the season is 4.28 in 38 games, the rookie right-hander has a 1.76 ERA in 15 1/3 innings since taking over as closer and has exhibited steely nerves with games on the line.
"I like the way he mixes his pitches," said manager Eric Wedge. "I like the way he uses his fastball, his cutter and breaking ball. He's aggressive, he pitches with a lot of confidence. And if he does get himself in a situation, he doesn't overreact. Those are a lot of good things."
The 5-foot-9 Farquhar, who was acquired from the Yankees in the Ichiro Suzuki trade last year, is fourth in the Majors with his average of 13.22 strikeouts per nine innings with 71 in 48 1/3 innings since being called up from Triple-A Tacoma on May 17.


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Beatle George Harrison was so burned up over the U.K.'s whopping 95% income tax rate the top-bracket Fab Four were paying that, in a fit of pique, he penned a song about it, "Taxman":
"If you drive a car, I'll tax the street/ If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat/ If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat/ If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet."
Super-affluent clients won't be similarly distressed by increases the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) has brought—provided financial advisors use smart strategies to shelter and protect their income and assets.
"The tax bill is pretty bad. For upper-end clients, there are going to be some transitions," says Robert S. Keebler, CPA and partner, Keebler & Associates, a tax-advisory-CPA firm in Green Bay, Wis., specializing in family wealth transfer.
ATRA, passed by Congress late last year and effective in 2013, raises the federal tax rate by 4.6 percentage points to 39.6% on ordinary income above $400,000 ($450,000 for couples filing jointly).
The super-wealthy, many of whom receive income chiefly from investments, also take another hit: higher rates on long-term capital gains and qualified dividend rates, both of which went up from 15% to 20%. And now there's also a 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income (the latter starts at a $200,000 income threshold).
Further, the act requires reduced itemized deductions and personal exemptions for taxpayers with income over $250,000.
Not since Jimmy Carter's presidency have the very well-off been subject to such high tax liability. The increases are permanent. (It would probably take another huge crisis, like the fiscal cliff, to pressure Congress to rewrite the rules.)
The good news is that the formerly temporary estate tax exemption of $5 million per person and $5 million exemption for gifts to children and grandchildren during one's life were made permanent, both exemptions indexed to inflation.
Many feared far steeper tax hikes.
"It could be worse. But it's very clear that the new taxes are extremely unfriendly for the ultra-high net worth and somewhat unfriendly for people who have significant investment portfolios," says Dan Kern, president of Advisor Partners, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based investment advisory firm focused on helping FAs.
The less painful increases, however, are no reason for advisors to ignore the new tax code. Rather, now is the time to set in motion tax-efficient investment strategies for upper-end clients.
"It's a new world because the tax system is now significantly more progressive, which means higher taxes for higher income individuals, particularly if a client's net worth continues to rise. The value of proactive tax planning is therefore more valuable because the tax liability advisors are managing is higher," says Michael Kitces, director of financial planning, Pinnacle Advisory Group, in Columbia, Md., and publisher of Kitces.com.
The key is to assiduously manage clients' current investments and take the most sensible tax-reducing approaches in choosing new ones with good performance potential.
A basic decision: Where to domicile each investment.
Advisors and investors should "more carefully consider what types of investments are placed in tax-deferred accounts, taxable accounts and tax-free accounts to minimize tax and optimize growth opportunities," says Gordon J. Bernhardt, president-CEO, Bernhardt Wealth Management, an RIA in McLean, Va.
For instance, investments generating ordinary taxable income that produce short-term gains, like taxable bonds, would best reside in a tax-deferred or tax-advantaged account, Kern notes. For an equity portfolio where long-term capital gains are expected, a taxable account is the more reasonable choice.
Obviously, it is now crucial to carefully monitor the income of very high net worth clients from year to year. This enables you to decide whether to defer income or to accelerate it.
Tax harvesting strategies are of greater interest because they capture capital losses to offset portfolio gains, typically using equities or ETFs to systematically generate tax losses.
For example, "if an advisor creates an index-oriented portfolio, a harvesting program will look at identifying stocks that are going down and sell them to generate a tax loss, which can be used to offset gains elsewhere," Kern says. "You replace the stocks that were sold with stocks that have the same or similar economic impact—such as selling Chevron and replacing it with Exxon."
Sheltering wage income using deferred benefit plans, profit-sharing plans or other deferred compensation is another excellent strategy.
"Pension plans are fabulous things now that tax rates are at 39.6%" for the ultra-wealthy. "If they stick money away and let it grow tax-free for 20 or 30 years, they've given themselves a great benefit," says Steven Frankiel, a CPA in West Los Angeles.
Variable annuities are also notably effective in sheltering assets, particularly new, low-cost VAs designed specifically as tax-deferral vehicles, such as those offered by Symetra, and the flat-fee, tax-efficient VAs Jefferson National introduced earlier.
Life insurance is another good opportunity. In fact, though "annuities can be very powerful, life insurance can be superior if you're earning a good living but your investment income is being chewed up by the tax system," Keebler says.
He continues. "Whole life insurance is tax-sheltered; all the growth inside the policy isn't subject to income tax. And when you die, you have forgiveness of the income. The beauty of an insurance trust is that you get the insurance out of your estate and all the income tax benefits."
The new tax code's permanent $5 million estate tax exemption will result in "a 95% decline in the number of people subject to federal estate taxes," Kitces notes.
This means FAs should recommend dismantling clients' old estate planning strategies that no longer apply or are inefficient.
Kitces forecasts a significant shift in estate planning.
"It's going to be less about estate tax planning and more about actual estate planning: who gets your money and who controls it after you die," he says. About 20 states, however, still impose a state-level tax, Kitces notes.
Better to Give
Lifetime gifting to heirs is a potent way for ultra-high net worth clients to reduce estate taxes.
"You can use the exemption to make substantial gifts during your life without paying taxes," Keebler says. "All the growth would then be in your children's estates."
An array of special trusts can shelter income, thereby reducing tax bills. A charitable remainder trust, for instance, allows investors and their families to receive income upfront; later, distributions go to a favorite charity.
"You contribute highly appreciated stock into the trust, which sells the stock; and there are no taxes on the gains. Then you reinvest the proceeds and end up earning money on funds that otherwise would have gone to the taxman," Frankiel explains.
In contrast, with a charitable lead trust, the charity receives income upfront in the form of annual distributions. When the term of years is up, distributions are made to the family.
Another tax-avoidance strategy is income-shifting between grandparents and children, likewise between grandparents and grandkids.
With this approach, "instead of putting all the income on your return," Keebler says, "you can spread it out over your children's tax returns. For example, if you're in a partnership and they own 80%, then 80% of the income would show up on their returns, not on yours."
Of course, incorporating also can be a highly advantageous way to reduce taxes. "The tax rate on the first $50,000 is 15%," Frankiel says. "And if you own your own business, there are special benefit provisions that were retained and extended [in ATRA], such as R&D credit."
Converting a traditional individual retirement account to a Roth IRA should be given strong consideration too. This "applies to the ultra-wealthy," Kern says, "because they've accumulated significant balances in 401(k) plans. But you must keep in mind: (a) cash needed to pay taxes upfront and (b) expectations for your tax situation when you start taking distributions."
Tax attorney Kaye A. Thomas, publisher of Fairmark Press and Fairmark.com, both of which provide tax help, stresses that "even though the tax rate is now higher, a Roth conversion is still an attractive opportunity for someone to get income entirely tax-free."
Further, ATRA has made the Roth more widely available since, for one, it permits folks to convert their 401(k) accounts "without leaving the company," says Kaye, who is based in Elgin, Illinois.
Another option is investing in master limited partnerships. These are publicly traded limited partnerships; the most popular concern the storage and transfer of oil and natural gas.
"For upper-income taxpayers, there are certainly tax benefits to investing in qualifying MLPs as a source of income," Kern says. "The investments are vulnerable to tax reform, though. But right now the income they generate is receiving favorable tax treatment."
Adds Keebler: "There are still some good deals with oil and gas transactions, where you're allowed an income tax deduction upfront. With the intangible drilling cost deduction, if you invest, say, $100, sometimes you can get an upfront deduction of $75 or $85."
The 529 college-saving plan is one more type of investment that, for tax-planning purposes, now offers increased appeal.
Thomas puts it this way: "Because investment earnings are being taxed at higher rates, the consequences of not using a 529 are greater. That makes the potential savings greater than before."
The plans, Frankiel concurs, appear ideal for gifting; still, he views them with some concern. "I know a lot of people who put money into 529 plans, and the investment performance lagged; so," he says, "the purported benefits didn't materialize."
And therein lies an important principle: the potential performance of any tax-reducing investment should be considered first. "We need to focus on the bread and butter of making money and not let the tax tail wag the economic dog," Frankiel warns.
Earlier this year, lots of dollars from income-oriented investors in the top tax bracket began flowing into both municipal bonds and municipal bond funds. However, Kern is not alone in voicing reservation about investing in munis as a tax-reducing strategy.
"Number one," he says, "if interest rates go up dramatically down the road, municipal bonds won't be immune from the impact. Two, a lot of municipalities are under extreme stress. Three, there's speculation that the tax treatment of municipal bonds will change when the next round of tax changes comes in. I don't see a major change, but it's certainly a risk worth being aware of."
Keebler bluntly calls ordinary-income-generating bonds "the worst type of investment you can make because they're subject to the 39.6% tax and the 3.8% Medicare surtax. Paying a lot of income tax is the 'price' you pay for bonds."
As for the tantalizing notion of setting up an offshore account to legally shelter income, Frankiel has this word to the wise: "Making more money off-shore than onshore and not having it taxed in the U.S. is wonderful, but the opportunities for that aren't as great as they once were. Be aware that there are now extensive reporting requirements to the U.S. government that require a great deal of disclosure."
Start Meeting
Right now, financial advisors should make haste to initiate meetings to present tax-reducing strategies to top-tax-bracket clients. Reviews of both financial plans and trusts are imperative.
"You have to avoid trapping dollars in trusts," Keebler cautions. "There's need for a lot of tax planning to figure out how to minimize the income tax on trusts. This might mean more distributions out of trusts to beneficiaries."
Moreover, because many investors created trusts with complicated provisions designed to protect against a less favorable tax code, taking a fresh look to see what can be eliminated is a good idea.
For example, "bypass trusts are no longer needed because the estate tax exemption is portable to a surviving spouse," Kitces says, referring to ATRA's "portability" rule that if the $5 million exemption isn't taken when the first spouse dies, it can be transferred upon the death of the second spouse, for a total $10 million exemption.
"Using a bypass trust can now be bad," Kitces says, "because you'll lose a step-up in basis when your spouse passes away. You want to have money in your name when you die because that's how you get the income tax benefits from step-up basis. [So] transferring businesses into trusts outside the estate would be less popular too."
To manage the new tax liability, efficient communication between FA and CPA, in team-like fashion, is a must.
"It's very important that they talk," Keebler notes, "because every strategy the FA puts into play is going to have an impact on both the estate side and the income tax side."
Lack of such contact is "quite unfortunate," Frankiel says. "Sometimes they can be working at odds with one another."
That scenario is certainly to be avoided.
"The more the team works together toward a common set of goals," Kern says, "the more likely the client will meet their goal."
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Last month I took advantage of a date/pop culture reference to reopen the conversation about the medical use of marijuana. This week a new study was researchers at the University of California – San Diego was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, which opens up the conversation again.
In the very small (30 adult subjects living with MS) study, researchers have made the first "controlled" study of the Class 1 Controlled Narcotic and MS. By controlled, I mean that the more objective Ashford scale was used to grade spasticity and a visual analogue scale was used to measure pain (the two outcomes studied by the researchers) rather than simply the using patient's subjective reports.
The release of the study prompted quite the flurry of activity for people living with MS.
When the National MS Society posted a link to the story on their Facebook page, they were flooded with comments, "likes" and hundreds shared the story on their own pages.
I was contacted by a breathless MS medical professional who had, in turn, been contacted a local television station that wanted to interview an MS doc about the study along with a patient who uses medical marijuana (MMJ) to combat either of the symptoms studied.
Here is a link by the way, to the piece KING5 TV, Seattle aired on Monday night.
Like any other small study, the data gleaned from the research must be taken for what it is: a small sample, but the results seem worthy of more research.
Increased cognitive and fatigue issues were associated with MMJ use in the study. Being that a) many prescription drugs for spasticity and pain have the same side-effects, and b) many people living with MS use MMJ before bed to help with spastic limbs and pain, these side-effects might sometimes be desirable anyway.
In an election year, there is no doubt that the issue of medical use (or even "decriminalization") of cannabis will come up and then go away (and then likely come up again) several times. This study may come at a particularly advantageous time for people living with MS.
We'll keep an eye out for more information on the topic as it comes across. In the meantime, we've decided to use this month's "Unspeakable Bits From A Life With MS" blog (which will post later this month) to talk about MMJ as well.
I'll let you know when that is up.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Don't forget that you can also follow me via our Life With MS Facebook page,on Twitter, and our new group on MS Connection.org. Check out our occasional blog for the UK and look for our Very Special new monthly blog for the National MS Society.
Additional information to this story contributed by EverydayHealth.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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well, I am torn between Erika Jo and Jason Meadows, I love them both so much
my prediction though.... write it down, lol, Erika Jo will win tonight
well, the reason I believe she will is because she is really the first female on the show this a positive role model and has the appeal of "want to be like her"
See, there is a lot of females watching the show and voting. So, they are more attracted to the males, so, thats why the guys get the vote, however the impact of good role model and the strong will of Erika Jo has even more of an impact on the female voter,
I love Jason though, he is extremely talented, and probably will get a record deal with no problem, but what hurts him is he has basically one style, though he has perfected the style and is extremely talented. Erika is a bit more diverse in what she can sing and do.
So, watch tonight and see if my prediction of Nashville Star 3 Winner Erika Jo is correct.


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In an exclusive interview with NBC's Meet the Press, House Speaker John Boehner said there is no easy way to stop the budget cuts -- known as the "sequester" -- that began taking effect Friday night, and voiced uncertainty over how Washington can solve the overall fiscal problems that have consumed the nation's politics for more than two years.
In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, House Speaker John Boehner weighs in the economic impact of the sequester and whether or not it will hurt the country's economy.
"I don't think anyone quite understands how it gets resolved," Boehner admitted in his interview with NBC's David Gregory.
Boehner explained his strategy in the Republicans' tax-and-spending standoff with President Barack Obama, saying that he didn't want to "arbitrarily pull out a couple of tax expenditures" just to raise the revenue needed to avert $85 billion in spending cuts which are being made this year.
The president and many of his administration officials have warned of dire consequences to government services and national security if the sequester happens as planned. But to avoid them and reach a deal, the president wants new tax increases, something Boehner and his fellow Republicans have insisted are off the table.
The spending cuts – which were intended to spur a bipartisan "grand bargain" on deficit reduction, entitlement reform and tax increases -- are part of the 2011 Budget Control Act which Obama signed into law.
Boehner voted for the law and urged his members to do likewise.
But now that the spending cuts are beginning, neither Boehner nor Obama wants them to continue. Yet they have been unable to reach an accord on an alternative measure.
Related: As meeting yields no breakthrough, Obama blames 'dumb' cuts on GOP, signs order
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks briefly after a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House March 1, 2013.
Boehner insisted that Obama should abandon his effort to get more tax increases and instead focus on spending.
"Every American, in these tough economic times, has to find a way to balance their budget. They've got to make choices," Boehner said. "They expect Washington to live within its means and to make choices as well."
He said, "It's time for the president and Senate Democrats to get serious about the long-term spending problem that we have."
And he noted that if Obama has a credible alternative to the sequester, "why wouldn't Senate Democrats go ahead and pass it?"
Obama has insisted that any plan to replace the sequester must include new tax increases, for example by changing the tax treatment of corporate jets, and by ending tax preferences for oil and gas producers.
But Boehner said Obama had already gotten his tax increase in the deal that he made with Republicans in December. "The president got $650 billion of higher taxes on the American people on January the first," Boehner said. "How much more does he want?"
Boehner did say that a comprehensive tax reform law would be a way to spark growth. That, in turn, would produce more tax revenue for the federal government.
In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, House Speaker John Boehner gives David Gregory the details of what went on for both sides during the sequester negotiations.
"American family's wages aren't growing," the House speaker said. "They're being squeezed. And as a result, we've got to find a way through our tax code to promote more economic growth in our country. We can do this by closing loopholes, bringing the (tax) rates down for all Americans, making the tax code fairer. It will promote more economic growth."
Obama said Friday it may take some time before members of Congress agree to bargain with him on how to replace the spending cuts.
He told reporters that he hoped that "after some reflection, as members of Congress start hearing from constituents who are being negatively impacted… that they step back and say, all right, is there a way for us to move forward on a package of entitlement reforms, tax reform, not raising tax rates, identifying programs that don't work, coming up with a plan that's comprehensive and that makes sense."
He said, "It may take a couple of weeks. It may take a couple of months" before that happens, but in the meantime the spending cuts will dampen economic growth and hurt federal workers who are furloughed and federal contractors who lose work.
"It's going to mean hundreds of thousands of jobs lost," he said. "That is real. We're not making that up. That's not a scare tactic, that's a fact."
But Boehner said, "I don't know whether it's going to hurt the economy or not. I don't think anyone quite understands how the sequester is really going to work."
The speaker said the House would pass a spending plan this week to fund the government through the end of the current fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, and that in his conversation with Obama at the White House Friday, the president had agreed "that we should not have any talk of a government shutdown. So I'm hopeful that the House and Senate will be able to work through this."
Following Boehner on Meet the Press, Obama economic advisor Gene Sperling said Boehner ought to be willing to consider at least $400 billion more in tax revenue increases over the next ten years as part of a larger agreement on deficit reduction.
Sperling said Obama has already agreed to require higher-income Medicare recipients to pay higher premiums for their coverage than they now pay and has agreed to change the formula for Social Security benefits, which would in effect reduce benefit increases over time.
These were difficult concessions for Obama to make, Sperling said.
In the face of congressional Republicans charging that Obama and his aides have been exaggerating the effect of the spending cuts – with one House Republicans calling their effort "Scarequester" – Sperling said, "Nobody ever suggested that this harmful sequester – which the speaker himself said would be devastating to national security – was going to have all its impact in the first few days."
But he argued that the spending reductions will "hurt a lot of communities that rely on military spending" and hurt public education.
As House Republicans begin to see the impact he said he hoped they "will choose bipartisan compromise over this absolutist position."
He noted that on Saturday Obama made phone calls to both Democratic and GOP senators to form a "caucus of common sense" and support an alternative to the spending cuts.


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MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday was announced as the "2008 MMA News Site of the Year" on MixedMartialArts.com, home of the popular MMA-focused Underground Forum. More than 11,000 votes were cast during balloting.
Ryan Bennett and Scott Petersen founded MMAWeekly.com in January 2002, the site quickly becoming the world leader for mixed martial arts news. We have long endeavored to provide professional news coverage of this fast-growing sport, and led the way through many developments over the years, from a daily radio program to comprehensive video coverage to the industry's leading fighter rankings to a comprehensive online store and more.
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Guitar Playing Grade 5. This publication is part of a progressive series for candidates intending to take the London College of Music Step or Grade examinations in classical guitar playing. The book is written in five parts covering Fingerboard Knowledge, Performance, Musical Knowledge, Playing at sight and Aural Awareness. This Handbook is valid for examinations until Winter 2018.
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Thats right, I actually did something that involved me getting out of Stormwind. The last couple of months have been mostly spent making gold. I was originally going to do a Heroic, but decided not to.
First I figured I would hit up Heroic Setthek to punch Anzu in the face for the chance at a mount. No luck, but there is always next time.
Then I decided that I was going to finish my Cenarion Expedition Rep in Outlands and knock out a few achiements while I was at it.
Even though I have done all of the BC Heroics (back in BC), it did not give me credit for all of them when the Achievement system came out. I did not have any of the Coilfang Heroic instances for some reason, but I was about 7k rep from getting to Exalted.
I went to Heroic Underbog first and took a leisurely 35 minute stroll through the instance killing pretty much everything. I also made sure to stop and pick any Sanguine Hibiscus. I later posted them on the AH for around 9 gold each.
After that, I decided to go do Steamvaults. The instance was quick and painless. Afterwards, I was pretty close to exalted and had a nice pile of coilfang armaments.
After the rep turn ins I was still just a bit short, so I did a couple of quests and BAM. Exalted. Then I spent a little of my hard earned gold on a Hippogriff.
After that last quest, I decided to do the final quest I needed to get teh Zangarmarsh quest achievement.
Overall, it was very nice to actually go and do something that wasnt staring at an Auctioneer's crotch.
Friday, June 10, 2011
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You described what used to be a fun evening in WoW for me.
I guess its that feeling of accomplishing something in one sitting.
- June 10, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- Unknown said...
I did the Cenarion Ex rep a little while ago & did the Sporrregar at the same time - I really wanted the tiny sporeling pet :)
Now I'm collecting Encrypted Twilight texts for the Cenarion Circle rep - I want the title too :)
If you haven't got it yet, the Timbermaw rep is maybe 60-90 mins work from neutral to exalted now - go see some snow instead of the marsh :) less mosquitos too
- June 10, 2011 at 11:28 PM
- Darraxus said...
Yeah, I havent done Timbermaw on my main yet, but I did do it on my enchanter. Gold making comes first lol.
- June 11, 2011 at 8:59 AM
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He's not just stayingat their houses ?
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I think Cartman reallyran away to Somalia.
Yes !
I can't help but take somecredit for this.
I helpedconvince him to go !
You really think he'lldie in Somalia ?
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Things are finallygonna be normal around here.
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This garden is named after our daughter that was killed in a car accident. We started making in her memory, and went with the color purple as it was her favorite color.
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Beware Phthalates: They're Not Just in Crib Mattresses
Beware Phthalates: They're Not Just in Crib Mattresses
In case you're not up to date on this, changes have been made in the EPA. Finally, it looks like the agency is going to have the resources and power necessary to do something about hazardous chemicals like phthalates. This is not the only chemical the agency will focus on in the near future, but it certainly is one of the most widely used, and dangerous. Why?
Our Stolen Future, a book about phthalates, outlines the animal and human studies that have been done – and the picture is bleak. But, there's good news as well – it looks like some of the health concerns that have become more common over the last few decades may actually be caused by phthalates, which opens the door to a possible reversal of the prevalence of these conditions.
The effects on the male reproductive system are fairly well known at this point, and they are serious and have very serious implications, but did you know that phthalates may also have something to do with the greatly increased incidence of allergies? A study was done on DEHP's (one type of phthalates) ability to exacerbate allergic reactions to an allergen. The author of the book said this might provide a "possible clue as to why allergy rates have gone up so much in the developed world." But the list of potential effects goes on.
We don't use phthalates in our crib mattresses so, on that front, your baby is safe. But phthalates are used in other flexible vinyl products - flooring and wall coverings, food contact applications, and medical devices. They are also used in personal care products (like perfumes, lotions and cosmetics), as solvents and plasticizers for cellulose acetate, and in making lacquers, varnishes, and coatings, including those used to provide timed release in some pharmaceuticals.
Phthalates are big news, and definitely something we should stay away from. Here's a list of some of the most common names you'll see on labels so you know what to look for:
- DEHP, also known as di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate or Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Used as a softener in PVCproducts, such as IV bags, tubing, and other medical devices.
- BzBP, or benzylbutyl phthalate. Used in vinyl flooring, car-care products, and personal care products.
- DBP, or di-n-butyl phthalate. Used in nail polish and other personal care products.
- DEP, or diethyl phthalate. Used in personal care products such as deodorants, perfume, cologne, aftershave lotion, shampoo, hair gel and hand lotion.
- DMP, or dimethyl phthalate. Used in insect repellants, plastics, and solid rocket propellant.
However, those are not the only names to look for. You should also include DnOP, DnHP, and several others.
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Seventh annual Cornhusker economics conferences
The seventh annual Cornhusker Economics Conference will focus on the ag outlook and management decisions for farmers and ranchers at five locations across the state in late February and early March.
The conference is offered by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension and the Department of Agricultural Economics and is sponsored in part by funding from the Nebraska Soybean Board.
The conferences will start on Feb. 28 in Columbus, NE, during the day and in Lincoln, NE, in the evening.
Other conferences will follow on Feb. 29 in Clay Center, NE, during the day and North Platte, NE, in the evening and will wrap up on March 1 during the day in Alliance, NE.
The day sessions in Columbus, Clay Center, and Alliance are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and the evening sessions in Lincoln and North Platte will be from 4:30-9 p.m. (all local times). The conferences will cover a number of key topics affecting farm management and production decisions for 2012.
This year's conferences will feature specialists from UNL Extension and the Department of Agricultural Economics together with experts from Kansas State University, Iowa State University and the Livestock Marketing Information Center in Denver, CO.
The opening session at each meeting will focus on the agricultural outlook, covering livestock, crops, and land and leasing issues.
Dan O'Brien of Kansas State University will return this year to share his insight on grain and oilseed outlook and risk management decisions in today's uncertain markets. While market volatility shows the need for sound hedging strategies, concerns about futures market performance and the recent MF Global bankruptcy affecting hedge margin accounts raise questions about the best path ahead for managing market risk. O'Brien will bring his experience and analysis of futures market performance to bear on the issues and discuss implications for producer decisions.
Shane Ellis, livestock marketing specialist at Iowa State University, and Jim Robb, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, will discuss the outlook for livestock markets and producer profitability. With outlook for meat demand and continued reductions in cattle supplies, the market fundamentals look strong, but must weigh against grain supplies and feed prices. Ellis and Robb will both bring their expertise to the situation and provide guidance for producer marketing and production decisions in 2012.
The land market has also been moving in the past year and UNL Extension Educators Allan Vyhnalek, Robert Tigner and Tom Holman will use their local knowledge and analysis to discuss land markets and leasing arrangements with implications for producer decisions.
The closing session will feature a focus on agricultural policy and the direction for new farm programs. Brad Lubben, policy specialist, will discuss the policy outlook in Washington and the major policy developments that could affect agriculture in 2011. Then, Lubben will team with UNL Extension educators to discuss specific directions for the new farm bill and implications for farm programs, conservation programs, and risk management decisions.
More information and details on the meetings are available on the web at the Department of Agricultural Economics homepage: http://agecon.unl.edu.
Advance registration of $25 is necessary to confirm meeting meals and materials and is available by contacting the local Extension office listed for each location. You can also contact Lubben at: 402-472-2235 or any one of the educators listed with the meeting locations for additional information.
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Nick is a struggling artist living in a rundown tenement in New York City. One morning, Nick awakes to sirens blaring and a great commotion in the entryway of his building. Apparently, Nick's landlord was viscously murdered the night before and the police are asking the tenants if they heard or saw anything that could help their investigation. When Detective Glass (Bill Duke) interviews Nick, their discussion centers on the mysterious tenant who moved in above Nick's apartment, as well as the drunken tenant that fought with the landlord the night of his murder. With this information in hand, Detective Glass sets out to piece together the rest of the events of that evening. The death of the landlord has taken its toll on Nick. Not that his life was going all that well prior to the murder but now, it seems that Nick's whole life is rapidly falling down all around him. Physically, he's gotten sick and can't seem to get better. Mentally, he's in a very bad place. Who killed the landlord? Is the question everybody is asking. More importantly, will the killer return or better yet, did he or she ever leave? Fever is a whodunit that chronicles one man's rapid descent into madness and death. Genuinely creepy, Fever is a dark and brooding film that truly captivates the viewer.
The audio for the feature is listed as DD5.1 on the case however, it is actually only DD2.0. The resultant audio texture is loud but not enveloping. The Director's Commentary is by none other than "Bill" of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures, Alex Winter. Not heavy on tech talk, it centers mostly on a scene-by-scene dissection of character relationships, POV (point of view) achieved to create the necessary imagery as well as the existence or non-existence of some of the characters on screen. The video portion of the disc is very dark. There are a lot of black and green hues employed throughout that bring the film emotionally and visually down. The widescreen transfer is artifact free with good color saturation levels as well as rather pallid fleshtones (intentionally so).
Understanding the actor's and director's impetus is a necessary tool to identifying the final version of the film itself. Herein, Henry Thomas, Teri Hatcher, David O'Hara and Alex Winter discuss the style of the film, their character's drive, the theme of the film, the use of multiple cameras to get a "real" emotion out of the actors as well as the anticipated audience reaction. Each segment runs 35-45 seconds.
This is a seriously creepy film that conveys a sense of dread beyond the TV screen. It's very moody and atmospheric and while you think you know the answers to the questions there are still a few jolts and scares that will take you by surprise. I must say that I found the commentary very helpful in deciphering a lot of the finer points of the portrayals and suggest watching it immediately after the film.Rent it


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"Every day, more and more people are viewing both nuclear tests and nuclear weapons as dangerous relics of the Cold War, long overdue for permanent retirement", said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today as the UN marks the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
The General Assembly proclaimed the Day in December 2009 and it was first celebrated last year. Various activities are planned throughout the world today, such as symposia, conferences, exhibits, competitions, publications, media broadcasts and others.
The Day is meant to galvanize the United Nations, Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, youth networks and the media to inform, educate and advocate about the necessity of banning nuclear tests as a valuable step towards achieving a safer world.
Out of a total listed number of 195 States, 182 have so far signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and 154 have ratified it. For the treaty to enter into force ratification is required from the so-called Annex 2 States. Of these China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and the United States have yet to ratify it.
You can learn about the history of nuclear testing and get links to the main documents and information ressources on the Observance's website.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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